(Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Welcome to FOX News First. Not signed up yet? Click here. Developing now, Tuesday, August 14, 2018 Several gubernatorial primary races across the country will be closely watched Tuesday as Republicans hope to weaken Democratic control in New England and progressive voters look to nominate the nation’s first-ever transgender candidate for governor President Trump’s attorney, Rudy Giuliani, tells FOX News’ Sean Hannity that former CIA director John Brennan should face a grand jury for his role in spreading Trump-Steele dossier that allegedly helped launch the Russia investigation President Trump is denying Omarosa’s claims that he used the N-word on the set of “The Apprentice” as the war of words between the White House and the former reality star continues A car has slammed into barriers and pedestrians outside the Houses of Parliament in Britain, sparking terror fears FBI official Peter Strzok has been fired over anti-Trump texts, and a GoFundMe page set up since his firing has raised more than $200,000 Disturbing details of the ‘extremist Muslim’ compound that allegedly trained children to kill teachers emerged Monday as a judge cleared the way for five defendants to be released on bond Prosecutors in the fraud trial of ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort rested their case on Monday; the defense could call its first witnesses Tuesday THE LEAD STORY – Hotly contested gubernatorial primary races across the country could make history on Tuesday, as Republicans hope to continue to erode Democratic control of New England governorships and progressives look to nominate the nation’s first-ever transgender candidate to a state’s highest office … In deep-blue Connecticut, which went for Hillary Clinton by double-digits in the 2016 presidential campaign, Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim and wealthy businessman Ned Lamont are competing for the Democratic nomination to succeed deeply unpopular Gov. Dan Malloy. The GOP currently holds the governorships of four out of six states in the region, including Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. New England, long a liberal stronghold, has been home to something of a Republican insurgence in recent years, with GOP candidates attributing their success to a healthy mixture of fiscal conservatism, socially moderate views and a willingness to collaborate with political rivals. Meanwhile, in Vermont, Republican Gov. Phil Scott is running for re-election – and is favored to win it. No sitting governor has been defeated in Vermont since 1962, but Democrats have two candidates running who could make history, and some Republicans remain upset about Scott’s decision to sign gun-control legislation into law earlier this year. Christine Hallquist is vying to be the first openly transgender woman to serve as a U.S. governor. Another Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Vermont is hoping to make history as well: Ethan Sonneborn, a 14-year-old boy who took advantage of the state constitution’s lack of an age requirement to hold office. JOHN BRENNAN THE ‘QUARTERBACK’: Rudy Giuliani, a personal attorney for President Trump, on Monday slammed former CIA Director John Brennan and said he should face a grand jury for his role in peddling the salacious Trump dossier that kicked off the “phony” Russia
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